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Able One by Ben Bova (2011, Mass Market)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765363585

ISBN-139780765363589

eBay Product ID (ePID)92497711

Product Key Features

Book TitleAble One

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicScience Fiction / Military, Science Fiction / General

GenreFiction

AuthorBen Bova

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length6.7 in

Item Width4.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A well-above-average page-turner." -- Booklist "Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways." -- The New York Times, Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways., "A well-above-average page-turner."- Booklist "Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways." -The New York Times

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisAble One is a timely thrill-ride by Ben Bova, one of science fiction's most respected novelists. When a rogue North Korean faction explodes a nuclear missile in space, the resulting shockwave destroys the world's satellites. Global communication is thrown into chaos, and entire economies are crippled. United States military satellites, designed to withstand such an assault, relay a horrifying image--two more nuclear missiles are sitting on the launch pad in North Korea, ready to be deployed. Faced with the threat of a thermonuclear attack, the United States has only one possible defense: Able One. ABL-1, or Able One, is a modified 747 fitted with a high-powered laser able to knock out missiles in flight. But both the laser's technology and the jet's crew are untested. What was originally to be a training flight with a skeleton crew turns into a desperate race to destroy the two remaining nukes. Will Able One's experimental technology be enough to prevent World War III--especially when it becomes clear that a saboteur is onboard?